Last Friday Evening Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District Held it Awards Ceremony.
Awards were given for Years of Service, Personnel Accomplishments and an Outside Personal
Commendation.

Highlights of the evening were:

A Presentation from Former Trustee Jones of Shadow boxes
with memorabilia from the opening of Stations 1 and 3.

40 Years of Service: Lt Scott Fehrman

15 Years ... (Full Story & Photos)

At Thursdays Board Meeting Pingree Grove & Countryside
Personnel were recognized by Phil Laier from St Joseph
Hospital for the Call of the Month for August

The call was initially dispatched as an accident with injuries,
on arrival Personnel found that the driver had gone off the
road and was in cardiac arrest. The Pt was receiving CPR
from a bystander and a Kane County Sheriff. CPR was taken
over ... (Full Story & Photos)

At Last Thursdays Board Meeting, our newest
Fulltime Firefighter Robert Wangles was sworn-in
by Board President Robert Seyl. Firefighter Wangles
has been a Part-time Firefighter with Pingree Grove
& Countryside since February of 2021. He is the 19
Firefighter and 21 Fulltime member in the history of
the Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection
District. Congratulations!
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Yesterday Pingree Grove & Countryside Personnel
Responded to 12 Different Calls for Service.

*10:23 am Ambulance Call Engine 1213 Mutual-Aid to Hampshire
* 2:21 pm Ambulance Call Ambulance 1253 & Engine 1213
* 3:46 pm Ambulance Call Ambulance 1253 & Engine 1213
* 4:36 pm Accident with Extrication Engine 1213 & 1214, Ambulance
1251, Chiefs 1201 & 1202, Burlington Ambulance 1351, Hampshire ... (Full Story & Photos)

Yesterday at 4:36 Pingree Grove & Countryside Responded for
an Accident with injuries at McDonald and Rt 47. While enroute
dispatch notified units, that the call was being upgraded to
Extrication. On arrival personnel found a car and Semi-Truck
Accident with Heavy Damage and one person pinned in the car.
Rt 47 was shut down, a second Ambulance was requested from
Burlington and an Engine from Hampshire. ... (Full Story & Photos)